Newbliss & Killeevan is one of the communities which was selected for development of a community plan in 2018. The process of consulting with the community started back in January 2018, coinciding with a consultation on how best to spend a grant of €25,000 secured by the Council for the village under the Town & Village Renewal Programme. A community needs survey followed, which provided people living in the area with an opportunity to have their say on what was important to them. Local groups were also invited to make their needs known. These were all pulled in to one document, which seeks to identify the many components which must be put in place in order for the community as a whole to thrive.

By listing the projects out in this Community Plan, it is hoped that it will help a potential funder to visualise how each project fits into the overall development of the area, and thereby give context to a project application. Ultimately, we hope that this will lead to more successful funding applications, and more resources being brought in to the area, for the benefit of the people of Newbliss and Killeevan.

Final version of the Community Plan for Newbliss & Killeevan

 

Down load the Final Plan here (PDF)

You can view the Draft Plan here:

Since embarking on this journey together, the Council and community have been successful in securing funding for the following projects in the village:

    • Killeevan Church – Community Monuments Fund – €50,000 for conservation works
    • Killeevan Sarsfields – Sports Capital Programme – €22,000
    • Killeevan Sarsfields – Sports Capital Programme – €55,250
    • Killeevan NS – CLAR – €49,500 – playground
    • Killeevan NS – CLAR – €22,355 – road safety improvements
    • Acorn Centre – Community Centre Investment Fund – €25,000 – building upgrades
    • Acorn Centre – Community Enhancement Programme 2018 – €3,00- paint the foyer area